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Landovel

By: Emily Rodda
Narrated by: Tanya Schneider
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A hero fights against the tide,

Companions battle by his side.

Danger, magic, secrets, lies,

A tyrant King who never dies,

A Prophecy that must be cheated,

Evil that must be defeated,

The menace of the fabled El …

This is the tale of Landovel.

Derry knows no other life than that of a captive on Cram's Rock, shunned by the other young prisoners for being Cram's poison taster. Until the day everything changes, when a traveller arrives, on the run from the sinister El executioners. She leaves Derry with a magical notebook full of secrets – secrets that might hold the key to Derry's destiny and his past.

2025, Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Younger Readers, Nominated

2025, Aurealis Award Best Children's Novel, Short-listed

2025, BookPeople (formerly ABA) Book of the Year Award Children's Book, Short-listed

©2024 Emily Rodda (P)2024 Bolinda Publishing Growing Up & Facts of Life Science Fiction & Fantasy Magic Royalty

Critic Reviews

'Compulsive and engaging ... brilliantly plotted with multiple twists.' (Eva Mills, Publishing Director, Books for Children and Young Adults at Allen & Unwin)
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Love the characters, the history and world, the original ideas and the balance. Not keen on narrator but can't detract from this story for that. Thanks for this brilliant work.

Emily Rodda, still the best

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another classic by emily.
kept me guessing and needing to know answers.
can't wait for more.

always guessing

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